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WHEN Alice Springs-based Centre Labour Force (CLF) was established in August 2006 it was a small office with two staff and directors administrating a 200-strong contractor workforce annually. During its time in operation, the company’s Alice Springs branch has grown to employ eight full-time staff and places more than 650 contractors each year Australia wide. Within its first 12 months of operation, CLF established a second office in Brisbane; in 2008 an opportunity became available for the company’s directors Peter and Chris Jackson to expand their business with the inception of a new division, RecruitmentNT, which provides recruitment for all industries in the Northern Territory. CLF expanded to Darwin in 2009, opening an office in Woolner, and by 2011 a…

BUSINESSES involved in the mining industry require reliable, high quality laundry equipment that operates efficiently under tough conditions. Darwin-based Australian Laundry Systems is the largest supplier of quality commercial laundry equipment in the Northern Territory, backing its professional consultation and installation with an ongoing warranty to ensure a premium service and a hassle-free process for every client. Australian Laundry Systems specialises in emergency laundry needs, on any scale. The company responds effectively and promptly to customers’ needs, offering portable laundry units as a unique, temporary solution for mine sites. The units are ideal for replacing general-use units in the case of emergency break downs, or to meet temporarily increased laundry requirements due to shutdowns or laundry maintenance. The Australian Laundry…

THE only manufacturer and importer of high pressure water cleaners in South Australia, Jetwave Industrial Equipment, has expanded its operations in order to keep up with the mining boom. Established in Adelaide in 1992, Jetwave is continuing to develop new products, particularly heavy duty cleaning equipment, to service the plumbing and shipping industries. The company is a major supplier of customised heavy-duty high pressure cleaning equipment to mining companies such as Newmont Tanami. The high pressure cleaning pumps it supplies are mounted on fully welded heavy-duty hot-dipped galvanised roll frame with 14 foot double-bearing pneumatic wheels for easy mobility. Their engine and pump assemblies are mounted on a long galvanised vibration plate attached to the roll frame via six substantial…

WA-based TWSP provides a fully integrated engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) service to Newmont Mining’s Tanami Shaft Project in the Northern Territory. An integrated Newmont and TWSP team began work on the project in October 2011, and completion is scheduled for April 2015. The scope of EPCM work associated with the Tanami Shaft Project includes construction of a vertical shaft, headframe, winder, conveyances, and underground crushing and materials handling equipment, as well as associated surface and underground services such as power, water, refrigeration, roads, buildings and other infrastructure. Detailed project designs are continously developed at the TWSP office in Perth, with assistance from TWP Holdings in Johannesburg. Major construction contracts and procurement of long lead equipment is progressing, with…

GROUNDWATER consultancy Australian Groundwater Technologies (AGT) is the only company in Australia with a focus on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR). Established in 2000, AGT has built a team of exceptional hydrogeologists and environmental engineers who provide technical excellence and innovative solutions to a range of clients within the mining industry. The company has more than a decade of experience in the successful investigation and completion of more than 50 MAR schemes. Schemes have been delivered in a variety of aquifer types using urban stormwater runoff, treated reclaimed wastewater and excess water produced during mine dewatering operations. Schemes range in size from as small as 30 megalitres per year recharge up to those recharging more than 800 megalitres per year. The…

ELECTRICAL and automation provider Auto Control Systems designs, builds and installs solutions for the mining and resource sector, using the best available materials to ensure the finished systems have a virtually nonexistent failure rate. Successfully delivering solutions across a broad range of verticals including explosives manufacturing, surface and underground mining, food and beverage production and industrial manufacturing, Auto Control Systems has partnerships with major companies including ABB Australia, Schneider Electric and Rockwell Automation. It has recently has worked on a range of projects including designing, supplying and installing all the electrical control work for Quaker Oats’ new oats cleaning facility; integrating a safety system for CSR’s Gyprock plasterboard factory in Welshpool; and designing, installing and commissioning a complete safety system…

WITH an increasing demand for skilled labour in the tightening market of the mining industry, it has become critical that people are physically capable of performing their job roles. Research has shown that a person who is physically mismatched to their role has a three-times greater risk of suffering a musculoskeletal injury from manual handling than someone who is not. WorkSmart Health has likened this to trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, stating that if the worker and the role are not a good match, either the job or the worker may be compromised. To alleviate this problem, WorkSmart Health has been assisting clients in creating Job Dictionaries (databases of job task analysis), to combine with…

AUSTRALIA’S most prominent manufacturer of handheld and wall mountable alcohol breath-testing equipment, Alcolizer, will follow on from the successful launch of its revolutionary 5 Series device by using the 2012 WA Safety Show as a platform to launch two new products. A new handheld device will offer the latest in police-grade technology and efficiency, while an innovative new wall mountable instrument is set to revolutionise high volume testing requirements for organisations. Both products will be released in an interactive display, allowing WA Safety Show attendees to be the first to examine the instruments. Interested customers should visit stand A17 during the show and ask for a demonstration

AS a South Australian-based environmental solutions group focussed on resource recovery, ResourceCo provides clients with a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling program to viably meet commercial, environmental and public positioning outcomes. ResourceCo’s flagship integrated resource recovery business operates state-of-the-art processing facilities that manufacture a range of quality recycled  materials from a number of streams. The company also provides a range of services such as: environmentally friendly ‘green concrete’ supply; logistical support; carbon audit and abatement strategies; and end-of-life non-recyclable material disposal. ResourceCo has been associated with many successful and environmentally sustainable mining projects around South Australia. Notably, it supplied 3300 square metres of concrete to Oxiana Mining for the bases of 400 electrical transmission towers of the high voltage transmission…

PLANS by BHP Billiton to expand its West Australian Iron Ore business (WAIO) by taking its Pilbara region production capacity to 350 million tonnes per annum by 2020 are progressing well, with the sixth stage of the company’s Rapid Growth Project set to deliver on long-term iron ore demand increases. BHP’s Pilbara operations comprise a complex integrated system of seven inland mines (the 100 per cent-owned Jimblebar and the 85 per cent-owned Area C, Mt Whaleback, Ore Body 18, Ore Body 24, Yandi and Yarrie), more than 1000km of rail, stockyards and two separate port facilities in Port  Hedland. An early stage capital expenditure of US$1.93 billion was approved for Rapid Growth Project 6 (RPG6) in January 2010. RGP6 comprises…

FAST becoming one of WA’s leading subcontractors, Big D Construction Services has delivered high quality, timely and detailed projects to the resource and mining industries since 2004. The privately-owned Australian company provides high quality civil construction services throughout WA’s Pilbara region. By joining forces with larger companies such as Decmil, BGC and Georgiou, Big D has developed an enviable industry-wide reputation. During the past eight years it has built a strong rapport with clients, based on its strong work ethic, professionalism and the pride it places in delivering quality projects. In late 2011, the company was awarded work from leading civil infrastructure and building company Decmil to help with the earth works at BHP Billiton’s Jimblebar mine expansion in Newman.…